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Recharging the system - the modernisation of Bermuda's Companies Act
In December, Bermuda passed an amendment to its Companies Act to modernise the region’s legal framework. Appleby’s Clive Langley and Steven Rees Davies outline the key changes
03 Feb 2012 | 00:00 | 
Commercial Team of the Year: Herbert Smith
The size, complexity and originality of Herbert Smith’s work advising Man Group on a landmark outsourcing deal caught the eye of the British Legal Awards judging panel. The transaction in question was an outsourcing deal struck between Man Group and...
08 Dec 2011 | 00:00 |
BLP bolsters competition with hires from Freshfields and BG Group
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has bulked up its competition arm with a new partner from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and a senior in-house counsel from BG Group. Elaine Whiteford joined BLP’s City competition, European Union and trade group thi...
03 Nov 2011 | 00:00 |
Slaughters adds third New Zealand firm to secondment network
Slaughter and May has agreed a new secondment arrangement with New Zealand firm Chapman Tripp. The pair have been in discussions over the last few months and have decided to enter into a non-exclusive programme that will see junior lawyers from eac...
09 Aug 2011 | 13:26 |
Career Clinic: What can I do to line up a job at a bigger and better firm?
"I recently started a training contract at a smallish London firm; it's not a 'name', so to speak, but the quality of work it does isn't bad and it has some decent clients. Over the course of the TC I would hope to spend some time doing some corporate...
04 Aug 2011 | 10:59 |
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Camerons sets 50-hour CSR target for fee earners and staff
CMS Cameron McKenna has set all of its fee earners and support staff a minimum target of 50 hours of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities a year. The target, which will not be mandatory, marks the first time that non-fee earning managem...
04 Aug 2011 | 00:00 |
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Kennedys partner dismissed following client money 'irregularities'
A Kennedys partner has been dismissed from the firm following allegations relating to stolen client money. City commercial partner Peter Lloyd-Cooper was suspended from the firm in May 2010 after financial irregularities were discovered surrounding...
01 Aug 2011 | 12:10 |
Partner exits on the cards ahead of Clydes-Barlows merger deal
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert is set to ask nearly 10% of its partnership to leave if its merger with Clyde & Co is approved by both firms' partnerships this week. Around 10 of Barlows’ 97 partners are expected to be asked to go as part of the terms of t...
28 Jul 2011 | 00:00 |
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Career Clinic: Confidence shot after too long in the same place - how do I kickstart my career?
"I am a 20PQE commercial lawyer in a large in-house legal department of a multinational corporation, where I have worked for over 12 years. In some respects I have everything everyone may want from a good employer - home-based working, the ability to ...
23 Jun 2011 | 12:39 | 22 comments
Five firms win 2014 Winter Olympics panel roles after competitive tender
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy (A&O) are among a five-firm line-up selected to advise on the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. The magic circle pair have been appointed alongside Hogan Lovells, DLA Piper and White & Case to advise t...
16 Jun 2011 | 00:00 |
Addleshaws adds two partners to UK offices with Taylor Wessing and Cobbetts hires
Addleshaw Goddard has strengthened its London and Manchester offices with two partner hires. The national law firm added Taylor Wessing commercial partner Andrew Smith to its City base earlier this month, with Cobbetts real estate partner Stephen K...
12 May 2011 | 00:00 |
Slaughters corporate partner takes on Royal Mail general counsel role
Royal Mail Group has appointed Slaughter and May corporate partner Jeff Triggs as its interim general counsel, following the departure of former legal chief Doug Evans. Triggs, who has worked with Royal Mail for more than 20 years, will serve as GC...
14 Apr 2011 | 06:37 |
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Eversheds signs up former Hammonds partner as Manchester commercial head
Eversheds has recruited ex-Hammonds partner Tom Bridgford to lead its Manchester commercial team. Bridgford, who specialises in IT, intellectual property (IP) and commercial advise, including franchising, handed in his notice in September and left ...
25 Feb 2011 | 14:55 |
Eversheds names Leeds employment chief as local office head
Eversheds has appointed a new office head in Leeds, as current post-holder Keith Froud prepares to take up a global role leading the firm's commercial practice. The firm has named regional employment chief Paul Cotton as the new head of the Leeds o...
22 Feb 2011 | 07:39 |
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K&L Gates hires LG City disputes partner
K&L Gates has strengthened its commercial disputes practice in its City office with the hire of LG litigation partner Thomas Ross, who will join the firm later this month. Ross, who specialises in banking litigation work, represents clients across ...
15 Feb 2011 | 07:36 |
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